Cross Bronx Expressway & Prospect Avenue

Cross Bronx Expressway and Prospect Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Tremont, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Prospect Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 174 St, is about ten minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 20 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
174 St
0.5 miles · 10 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
790 feet
East Tremont Av/Prospect Av · Bx36
Within a walk
20 places
6 religious buildings, 6 schools and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Cross Bronx Expressway & Prospect Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 174 St, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 174 St 2, 5
    0.5 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “A Trip Up the Bronx River” (2004) by Daniel Del Valle at the 174 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is East Tremont Av/Prospect Av, 790 feet away, for the Bx36.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. East Tremont Av/Prospect Av Bx36
    790 feet
    Bx36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx36 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Fairmount Pl & Prospect Ave 18 docks in all
    210 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway northbound at Cross Bronx Expressway & Fulton Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4056 3rd Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 2300 Southern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 2071 White Plains Road Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10457
Community board
Bronx Community Board 6
City Council district
15
Police precinct
48
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Tremont

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 164 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twenty public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 6 schools
  • 3 playgrounds
  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Kipp Freedom Charter School
    190 feet
  2. Kipp Freedom Charter School Middle School
    190 feet
  3. P.S. 044 David C. Farragut School
    190 feet
Show all 7
  1. The Children's Aid Society Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    330 feet
  2. Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School
    500 feet
  3. I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts School
    500 feet
  4. P.S. 211 School
    500 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Prospect Playground
    40 feet
  2. Fairmount Playground
    90 feet
  3. Admiral Farragut Playground
    270 feet
Show all 6
  1. Crotona Park
    860 feet
  2. Miracle Garden - Bronx Garden
    870 feet
  3. Prospect Park (2) Park
    1,170 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 1784 Prospect Avenue Older adult center
    820 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Fine Fare Supermarket
    1,270 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.4 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Cross Bronx Plaza Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 15 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Cross Bronx Expressway or Prospect Avenue.

Sources: NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.